to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to push aside; to push one's way through
preparation; provision; guarding
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
declaration; proclamation; announcement
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
as if nothing had happened
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
one by one; one each; one at a time
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
person concerned; interested party; related party
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
at first; in the beginning; originally
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
in the end; on top of that
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to burrow through; to dig through
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate