drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
true character; real nature
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
follower; attendant; valet; servant
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
recuperation; medical treatment
to complain; to make a complaint
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
second day of the month; two days
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
guess; speculation; supposition
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to finger; to tamper (with)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material