maintenance; preservation; improvement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
overall victory; championship
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
such; like that; that sort of; very
autumn breeze; fall breeze
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
feigned tears; crocodile tears
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything