to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to boost; to force up; to push up
to show; to bare (the teeth)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
deviation; departure; omission
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
(dying of) natural causes
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
dwelling; house; residence; address
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
forced to use; forced into a position
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
whatever (the case may be)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
entreaty; supplication; petition