muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
at first; in the beginning; originally
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
mental; spiritual; emotional
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
event; phenomenon; matter
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
switching over to; migration; transition
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
immersion; being absorbed in
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
step; stride; counter for steps
otherwise; or else; if not
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
moment by moment; hour by hour