to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to talk; to chat; to chatter
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant; renter
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to show up; to appear; to turn up
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to speak; to say; to vocalize
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
with a start; with a jump