sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
moaning; muttering; complaining
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
one-by-one; separately; in detail
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
don't worry about it; forget about it
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
determination; resolution
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
practical guide; manual; how-to book
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
influence (on someone); inspiration
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
step; stride; counter for steps
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue