seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to press a question; to cross-examine
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sorry to bother you, but ...
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
exploitation; overuse; abuse
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
chief vassal; senior statesman
alone; by oneself; on one's own
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
late at night; small hours of the morning
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)