to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
practice; practising; experience
modern person; people of today
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
environment; circumstance
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
lightly; easily; carelessly
running as fast as one can
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
dispersing; breaking up; running away
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
reopening; resumption; restarting
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
journal; magazine; periodical
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)