gradually; slowly but steadily
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
calm; composed; leisurely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
stepping back; drawing back
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to be in focus; to come into focus
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
in the end; on top of that
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
increase in activity; activation