settlement; solution; resolution
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
very small; tiny; insignificant
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to be hot on a person's heels
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to fall flat; to fall face down
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
so what!; who gives a damn?
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
here and there; in places
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
to project; to stick out; to stand out
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion