focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
proposal; proposition; suggestion
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
had better ...; had better not ...
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
personal; individual; private
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as