deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
relatively; comparatively
tear gland; lacrimal gland
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
such; this sort of; like this
script; screenplay; scenario
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
because; the reason why is
succession; continuation; series; sequence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
negotiations; discussions; connection
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
tool; implement; means; furniture
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason