throng; gathering of people
negotiations; discussions; connection
in comparison to; rather than
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
powdered medicine; powder
as a child; when one was a child
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to step firmly; to harden by treading
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
spring break; spring vacation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)