to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
interruption; suspension; break
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
everywhere; all over; throughout
curse; spell; malediction
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
desperation; self-abandonment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries