to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
sign; indication; omen; symptom
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
for today; for the time being
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
in the same way as; just like
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant