to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
clear; precise; definite; distinct
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
pushing by hand; hand gilding
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to freeze to; to be frozen to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to say (something) over one's shoulder
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
passing through without stopping; passing by
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to bring; to take; to bring about
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen