before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
way of calling (something or someone)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
radiant smile; contented smile
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
horizon (related to land)
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
carving; engraving; sculpture
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc