deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to continue to do; to persist in doing
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
sword skills; swordsmanship
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to count on one's fingers
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
to limp; to drag one's feet
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
being intrusive; intrusive person
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
mobilization; mobilisation
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse