to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
gradually; slowly but steadily
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
just past noon; afternoon
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
disinfection; sterile filtration
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to polish up; to shine up
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
somehow; somewhat; seemingly