long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
unique; peculiar; singular
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
switching over to; migration; transition
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to lose sight of; to miss
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)