Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
shyness; bashfulness; shame
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to soothe and humor; to coax
concession; conciliation; compromise
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
work; business; company; study
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to shove in; to push in; to force in
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
without cause; without reason
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
just the other day; quite recently
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
lumping together; putting all together
cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
centre; center; center fielder
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
both eloquent and skilled
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up