(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
in the end; at the end of the day
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
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.
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
indicate reason; infers some protest
(turned out) all right in the end
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
fragile article; breakables; broken article
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pile up; to accumulate
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
even though; despite; when
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)