little by little; bit by bit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
still better; even better
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to say no more; to sink into silence
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
I see; that's right; indeed
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to look around; to look towards (us)