gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
basking in the sun; sunbathing
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that is to say; so that means
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to put one's strength into
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)