(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
dull sound; muffled sound
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
packing; crating; packaging
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to get one's head around; to think about
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
patterns of thinking; train of thought
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
torus-shape; toroidal; donut-shaped; doughnut-shaped
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to hit hard; to strike hard
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tendency; trend; inclination
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
the five fingers; leading five; top five
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy