to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
testimony; (verbal) evidence
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
without leaving any trace
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
particularly; only; in the case of
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
stochastic; probabilistic
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
that's a different matter; that's a different story
omniscience and omnipotence