to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to be entwined; to be involved
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to lean against; to set against
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
failure; mistake; blunder
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate