comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
irritation; annoyance; frustration
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to rush over; to run up to
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
side table; bedside table
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
remaining quantity; residual quantity
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
news; word; tidings; omen
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
having said that; on the other hand
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment