to continue to increase; to continue to mount
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
a few years ago; some years back
with a momentary flash of light
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
impossible; unlikely; improbable
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
cesspool; sink; manure sink
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to be exhausted; to be worn out
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)