up until now; as recently as the present
how many months?; how long?
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
eternal; unlimited; endless
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
vexing; irritating; impatient
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
firm; strong; solid; stable
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to be greedy; to devour greedily
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
distant look; faraway look
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
of tender years; very young
it's not like; it isn't as if
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)