to be at a loss for words
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
restraint; restriction; control; check
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
since when; from when; how long
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to relapse; to reassert; to review
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
working at home; telecommuting
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
menial; meanness; servility; abject
end; close; conclusion; termination
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!