to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
enough is enough; no further!
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
progress; being under way
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
last night; yesterday evening
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take command; to give direction
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate