to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
planned; scheduled; systematic
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
sense of caution; wariness
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to rain incessantly; to downpour
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
recompense; indemnity; atonement
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to get change back; to be more than enough
proposal; offer; request; application
another; different; something else
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage