stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
point of compromise; common ground
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
concession; conciliation; compromise
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
dealing with; coping with
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to breathe while sleeping
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to watch over; to watch attentively
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)