to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
though one didn't intend (expect) to
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
plural; multiple; several
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rebellious phase; rebellious age
motive power; driving force
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
practical problem; practical matter
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting