sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
preface; introduction; preamble
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to add (to); to add on; to append
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
interrupting a game; time out
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
every person; each one; everybody
calling by name; designation; nomination
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
indicate reason; infers some protest
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down