to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
while being out of the office or away from home
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to move forward; to move on
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to know (someone); to think; to believe
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better