to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
because of; owing to; due to
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
in the end; at the end of the day
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to jar; to creak; to grate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
concentration; density; cardinality
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to drop; to let fall; to omit
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up