to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
(death from) starvation; starving to death
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
meanwhile; in the meantime
as before; as ever; as it was originally
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
contrary to one's expectations
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order