to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
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 spit out; to eject; to dump
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
reopening; resumption; restarting
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
in succession; one by one
married woman; another's wife
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
stirring; rousing oneself
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
guard; sentinel; garrison
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to torment; to harass; to tease
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted