little by little; bit by bit
feeling keenly; fully realizing
still; as yet; as it has been
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to look around; to look towards (us)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
to strangle; to constrict
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
Breathless (1960 film); À bout de souffle
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel