even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
surrounding at a distance
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
the last moment; the very end
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to step forward; to take a step forward
cooperation; coordination; link
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
opening fully; full throttle; full power
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
last days; the end; one's fate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
roller coaster; big dipper
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
everywhere; all over; throughout
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently