somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
long; drawn-out; very long
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
instability; insecurity; crankiness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
I've got to be going; I must go
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
very; extremely; excessively
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
finely chiseled (features)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious