to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
image; figure; figure; form; image
slowly and quietly; stealthily
to step forward; to take a step forward
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(in) the air; midair; sky
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark