simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
with a (light) slapping sound
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to have meaning; to be meaningful
plagiarism; plagiarised work
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize
prize money; monetary award; reward
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy