to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
air conditioning; air cooling
change; transition; vicissitudes
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
based on; on the basis of
theory of relativity; relativism
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
financing; funds provision; funds supply; supply of investable funds
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
personal feelings; self-interest
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
contrived; false-sounding
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at