retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
choices; alternatives; options
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to think of; to come up with
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
particularly; only; in the case of
to thrust away; to send flying
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
minimum; at the very least
violent emotion; passion; fury
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
self-control; self-restraint
conflict; fighting each other
to torment; to torture; to harass
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
this (very thing); this precisely
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
how dare ...; how could ...
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle