mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to half-rise to one's feet
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
variation in color (colour); having a different color
in history; ever; historical
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to examine someone's expression
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
going upstream; sailing against the current
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
metal fittings; metal fixtures
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
to invite in; to show someone in
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer