long; drawn-out; very long
reverse chronological order
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
protracted war; war of attrition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
scene; sight; scenario; setting
amount of money; sum of money
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
editor (in publishing, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
real thing; original; actual
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble