thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to make a speech; to address
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
but; however; even though; even if
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
at least; at most; (even) just
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
for today; for the time being
trauma (usu. psychological)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
moderate; proper; just right