as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
underground; subterranean
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
lower region; lower part; region below
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
useless resistance; vain struggle
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to fill a hole with earth
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
standing firm; holding out
distinction; discrimination
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses