to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
offensive (movement); aggression
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
tips of one's hair; hair ends
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
youthful; young; young-looking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
progress; being under way
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
companion; partner; spouse
unqualified; without qualifications
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to shine in (light); to illuminate
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple