subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
corridor; hallway; passageway
proposal; offer; request; application
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
failure; mistake; blunder
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
empirically; from experience
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it