with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
regret; repentance; remorse
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
dealing with; coping with
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
more than usual; especially; particularly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
any more; any further; any better; any longer
as (for); for; in the capacity of