to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
make no progress; remain unsettled
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to fall off; to tumble down
(right at the) side; just beside
to get slightly dirty (all over)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
infant; baby; little child
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol