root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
remarkable; striking; obvious
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
(not) even once; (not) ever
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to step forward; to take a step forward
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)