to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
healthy; sound; wholesome
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
how many years; how long; what year
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
general public; the masses
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
surely (not); certainly (not)
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish