concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
posture; position; stance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
helping hand; help; support; aid
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...