to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
nervousness; oversensitivity
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
something like ...; something called ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to be born; to come into the world
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
definite; final; decisive; conclusive