to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to hunger for love; to starve for love
(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
state of drunkenness; (in a) fuddle
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
being startled; getting a shock
self-defense; self-defence
carelessly; inattentively
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to leave (a scene); to step away
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
interview (e.g. for a job)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
low rating; bad reputation
(examination) comments and marks; rating
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely