briskly with small steps; trotting
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
moderate; proper; just right
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to jump from one thing to another
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(religious) faith; belief; creed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
this and that; various things
to pay attention; to be watchful
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
long; drawn-out; very long
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
image; figure; figure; form; image
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook