end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to cut corners; to be shoddy
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
how long; how far; how much
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to smirk; to grin broadly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with meals; meals inclusive
superior; excellent; fine
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
for the first time in one's life
property; fortune; assets
looking pale; looking unwell
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
speech; expression; wording; language
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly