increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
it hasn't been long since
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry