to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
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; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
lost article; something forgotten
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
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; savor of; smack of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going