to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
early (days); initial stage; initial
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
each time it happens; at all such times
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
around the clock; day and night
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
how; in what way; circumstances
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
serious condition; critical condition
again (and again); once again; yet again
optimism; taking an optimistic view