to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
strength; power; proficiency; ability
cesspool; sink; manure sink
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
heating power; thermal power; firepower
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
convenient; handy; useful
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
social life; social intercourse
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn