unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
episode; anecdote; vignette
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
desperation; self-abandonment
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
half the body; half length
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
(not) so much; (not) that much
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
way; course; the only way
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
every person; every mouth; every entrance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to place firmly; to hit very hard
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
long ago; already; a long time ago