slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to stick it out (until the end)
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
every place; various places
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
passage; path; route; one's way
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary