study; diligence; discount; reduction
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
manners; behavior; behaviour
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
ago; since; before; previous
such; like that; that sort of; very
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to shake one's head (in denial)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
second-year student; biennial
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
declaration; statement; assertion
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness