retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
is something that; is that which
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to maintain; to continue to have
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
based on; built on; made from
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
survival; survivor; relic
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed