to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
reason; cause; circumstances
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to pass (of time); to elapse
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing of a sleeping person