to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
self-torturing; masochistic
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
probability; likelihood; chances
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
confections; sweets; candy; cake
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
practice; practising; experience
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
a considerable number; a fair number
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
study; diligence; discount; reduction
forcibly; against one's will
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
such; like that; that sort of; very
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
very much; exceedingly; extremely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)