gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to speak ill of; to disparage
strong pressure; heavy pressure
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to look upwards; to look up
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
concealment; suppression; hiding
in the midst of the enemy
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
an inch ahead; the immediate future
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten