vitality; (one's) life force
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
lightly; easily; carelessly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
a little bit; a little while
alone; by oneself; on one's own
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
murder; killing; murderer
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to stop walking; to pause
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in succession; one by one
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
lying down; down!; lie down!
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to choose; to select; to pick (out)