(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
chilly; unpleasantly cold
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
progress; advance; improvement; development
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
proposal; offer; request; application
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory