for many days; for several days
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
other side; opposite side; other party
sternum; breastplate; plastron
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
in terms of; from the point of view of
huge win; overwhelming victory
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
cooperation; coordination; link
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
literally; to the letter; literal
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps