nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to degenerate; to lapse into
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
consequently; as a result
posture; position; stance
running water; flowing water; stream
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
main cause; primary factor
becoming dull; slowing down
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to stop talking; to be silent
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
inscrutable; incomprehensible
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)