stepwise; one step at a time
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
showing no fear, even of God
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
using every trick (in the book)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
handful; small amount; small number
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
general public; the masses
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
understanding person; supporter
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
love affair; love relationship
motherland; fatherland; native country
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
bang on the money; spot on; right answer