eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to take a breath; to take a short rest
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
impossible to do (although wants to)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day