breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to close (one's eyes); to shut
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
company; corporation; workplace
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that's the way it is; such is life
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
discovery; detection; finding
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence