having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
with a start; with a jump
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to look away; to avert one's eyes
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
exaltation; emotional uplift
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
cultivation; nurture; culture
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
course; route; path; process; means
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
inspection; examination; checking
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(not) even once; (not) ever