to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
sympathy; empathy; response
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
professional league (sport)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
hard worker; hardworking person
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
ingredient; component; composition
prickling; stinging; tingling
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
several times; a few times
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch