gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
true character; true heart; true spirit
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
(death from) starvation; starving to death
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
sixth day of the month; six days
within; inside of; less than
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
decision; determination; resolution
notice; attention; observation
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
being somewhat excited (agitated)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote