choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
musical composition; tune
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
course; route; path; process; means
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
place; room; margin; scope
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
last chapter (book, etc.)
tone quality; sound quality
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
physical condition; state of health
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
resentment; indignation; anger
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
real intention; true motive; true meaning
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
popular name; common name; given name
to read the situation; to sense the mood
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be on the right track; to go well