carriage; movement (of the body)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
how; in what way; how about; questionable
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to affect; to impact; to influence
blood vessel; blood relationship
possible; likely; probable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
whole day and night; 24 hours
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to crumble away; to collapse
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
many; a lot; much; multitude
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently