slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
environment; circumstance
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
capable of anything; liable to do
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to wring the neck; to strangle
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
cache; place to hide something
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
optimist; easy-going person
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
same family (race, tribe)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
and; thereupon; because of that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory