dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to fall in love (with); to love
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
single word; a few words; brief comment
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to thrust before; to thrust at
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
stochastic; probabilistic
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
shady; underhanded; questionable
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
shopping; purchased goods
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to come and go; to go back and forth
difficult to ...; hard to ...
wife and children; (arch.) wife
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
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
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with