in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
surface of the earth; ground surface
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to arrive home; to return
several minutes; a few minutes
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
confections; sweets; candy; cake
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime