(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
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)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to breathe out; to exhale
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
heart sound; cardiac sound
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
exploitation; overuse; abuse
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
but; however; provided that
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten