attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cooperation; collaboration
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
questions and answers; dialogue
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
on countless occasions; many a time
proper; respectable; decent; honest
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dozens; scores of; decades
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch