to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to become better; to improve
third day of the month; three days
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
originally; by nature; from the start
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to spend time (on doing something)
second day of the month; two days
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to attack; to assault; to assail
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to make one's own; to take possession of
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
how; in what way; by what means
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair