to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
preparation; arrangements
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to head home; to leave for home
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
riskiness; (level of) danger
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be flexible; to be accommodating