loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to do someone in; to bump someone off
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to annoy; to cause trouble
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
acceleration; speeding up
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
personification; impersonation; embodiment
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to cry and shout; to scream
descending a mountain; descent
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
beyond one's means or position
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about