how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
how; in what way; in what manner
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
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
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to stare back (at); to glare back
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
with a start; with a jump
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to become better; to improve
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
for the first time in one's life
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering