fear of heights; acrophobia
drop (e.g. of water); drip
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to degenerate; to lapse into
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(going) all in (in poker)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
change in appearance; transformation
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
correction; revision; amendment
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
well-bred; of good upbringing
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
mostly involve; principally involve
confusion; distraction; derangement
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
be on your guard!; take care!
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to have a meal; to take a meal
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
it is I who should say so
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit