excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to burrow through; to dig through
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
apparent age (of someone); rough age
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
quenching; hardening; tempering
proving ground; test site
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular