uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
jello; gelatin dessert; jelly
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
in succession; one after another
moving into the black; becoming profitable
growth period; growing season
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
release; emission; ejection
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to breathe while sleeping
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
infection; contagion; becoming infected
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
one's family (home) background (environment)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
independence from parents
sense of loss; feeling of loss
older employee who does not have much actual work
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook