to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to daub; to brush; to touch up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
contradiction; inconsistency
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to smirk; to grin broadly
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
anything and everything; just about everything
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)