to continue to do; to persist in doing
interval; step; pitch; key
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to say things to ease one's mind
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
five (long cylindrical things)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
finished product; finished goods; completed article
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fixed date; settlement date
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head