paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
victim; injured party; sufferer
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
by myself; in person; by oneself
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to wipe thoroughly; to polish well
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle