vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
with a bang (clash, bump)
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
antiquity; the previous era
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
useless resistance; vain struggle
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
light; easy; non-serious; minor
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
nightlife districts; drinking districts