lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to watch for an unguarded moment
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
rather; sooner; preferably
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
malicious; deliberately mean
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
scenery; scene; landscape
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
unfairness; injustice; partiality
secret; private; surreptitious
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
infection; contagion; becoming infected
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
even if; even though; however; no matter how
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to attempt; to test; to try out
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
anything and everything; just about everything
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd