gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to badger; to pester; to beg
residence; housing; residential building
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bent back; hunchback; stoop
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
at the last moment; this late in the game
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
person being waited for; person who waits
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
devotion; attachment; infatuation
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
usual; normal; stereotyped
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)