uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
soon; shortly; before long
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert
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
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
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; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
home environment; family 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
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
failing mark (e.g. in exam)