with a great deal of effort; laboriously
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
never mind!; don't worry about it
comparatively; quite; rather
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing