to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
this (very thing); this precisely
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to give; to do (something) for
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
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 be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...