to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
interference; intervention; meddling
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to not believe one's ears
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to recover consciousness; to come to
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
each place; various places
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
explanation; interpretation
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to escape from; to get out
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
what would (you) do?; what to do about it