throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
split; division; break up
the dark side; the seamy side
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to pierce through; to break through
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
the last moment; the very end
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
understanding; comprehension
interruption; interference; butting in
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
secrecy; highly classified information
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
historic; historical; traditional
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety