maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
no sleep or rest; working day and night
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to pass (of time); to elapse
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be able to manage somehow or another
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment