to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to escape from; to get out
yearned for; longed for; missed
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to grumble; to make difficulties
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
failure; mistake; blunder
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit