gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
body; physical system; (the) person
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
way; method; means; resource; course
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
fifth day of the month; five days
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus