(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
reality; actuality; hard fact
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
number of times; frequency; count
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
be (that) as it may; having said that
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
in accordance with plans; just as planned
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to finish reading; to read through
impossible; unlikely; improbable
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to pile up; to accumulate
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
time; hour; period; class
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to take a breath; to take a short rest
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
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment