proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
funny story; funny anecdote
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
degree of attention; profile
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be pleased with; to suit
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
offender; criminal; culprit
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
(social) position; status
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
choosing between two things; two choices
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate