poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
thought; consideration; thinking
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to become red; to redden; to blush
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
materials; data; document
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
mediator; manager; caretaker
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
physical condition; state of health
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to have a talk; to tell a story
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
comfort; consolation; diversion
one day; (on) a certain day
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)