shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
up until now; as recently as the present
such; this sort of; like this
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
absence; disregard; indifference
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
last night; yesterday evening
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to become empty; to be emptied
volvulus; twisted loop in intestine
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
very likely; very probable
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
probability; likelihood; chances
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
decision; settlement; definition
almost; roughly; approximately