as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
fingering (of a musical instrument)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
way; method; means; resource; course
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to be needed; to be wanted
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
four (long cylindrical things)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
how; in what way; in what manner
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord