scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to subsist; to keep on living
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
clear; distinct; evident; definite
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
carefree; free from worry
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to breathe while sleeping
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen