to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
single standard; single base; single-feature show
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
completely; entirely; totally
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
accumulation; accumulate; store
strength; power; proficiency; ability
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
general; popular; common; typical
patterns of thinking; train of thought
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
out-of-school; off-campus
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rather; sooner; preferably
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
this is why; this means; it is the case that
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound