(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
still (continuing); as ever; further
sanity; consciousness; soberness
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
hiding one's embarrassment
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to need; to demand; to take; to require
late at night; at a late hour
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to read (a book, etc.) over again
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
surroundings; environs; circumference
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger