to make sense; to be meaningful
written letters; handwriting
interference; intervention; meddling
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
process; course; mechanism
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
very interesting; of great interest
to be smeared; to be covered
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
waterproofing; making watertight
iron rust; iron hydroxide
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to blow through; to blow across
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
using every trick (in the book)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
aimlessly; without a goal
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
composed expression; clear face
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up