to hide; to keep to oneself
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
difficult to ...; hard to ...
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
application; request; petition
to press a question; to cross-examine
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up