to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to grumble about something (trivial)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
work-in-progress; working state
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
natural disaster; cataclysm
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a long, long time ago; very long ago
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally