to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
difficult to ...; hard to ...
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
in search of; in order to look for
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
direction of travel; direction of movement
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to shed light; to cast light
round; circular; spherical
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
to bury; to embed; to implant