even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
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.
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
fine weather; fair weather
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
Columbus' egg; egg of Columbus
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to name; to call; to christen; to term
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
is something that; is that which
to establish; to formulate
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
minuteness; one millionth
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly