perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
along the way; along the road
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to cover fully; to wrap around
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
erasure; paying back debt; effacement
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly