to watch over; to watch attentively
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
pressure; oppression; suppression
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
observation; survey; watching
surroundings; environs; circumference
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of