to have meaning; to be meaningful
progress; being under way
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
changing clothes; change of clothes
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
endurance; perseverance; patience
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)