generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
(right at the) side; just beside
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to part left and right; to open out
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
grey tinged with green; grey tinged with blue
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
starting point; point of departure
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)