to torment; to harass; to tease
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
surrounding at a distance
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
conviction; belief; confidence
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
target group; target persons
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to lose one's way; to get lost
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
looking on (somebody) as hostile
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
priority; order of precedence
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
accumulation; accumulate; store
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
probability; likelihood; chances
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
distinction; discrimination
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
complicated and mysterious
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying