taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
colored pattern; coloured pattern
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
like a decent person; human
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment