to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
precarious situation; precarious state
if you think about it; come to think of it
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
schoolgirl; female student
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
proposal; offer; request; application
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
devoted; self-sacrificing
raging fire; conflagration
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
power; authority; jurisdiction
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to burst (open); to break; to split
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
press corps; group of reporters
nothing but; none other than
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be