gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
both hands; both arms; ten
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to remove; to move out of the way
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
hereabouts; around there; that area
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
stairs; stairway; staircase
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
accurate; correct; precise; exact
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
long ago; a long time ago; already
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
setting a bad example to others
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous