fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
up until now; as recently as the present
particularly; only; in the case of
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one by one; one each; one at a time
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
existence; possession; having; limited company
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
heart; guts; nerve; central part
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
speech and conduct; words and deeds
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tone (of voice); manner of talking