to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
letting (someone) die without helping
impossible to do (although wants to)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
partly open; in half bloom
such; like that; that sort of
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself