so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
study; learning; tutorial
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to tighten; to press hard
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
preference; priority; precedence
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
journal; magazine; periodical
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
adviser; advisor; consultant