observation; survey; watching
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to talk; to chat; to chatter
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; situation; position; location
to go along; to walk along; to follow
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength