to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to breathe in and breathe out
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sense of loss; feeling of loss
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be the ruin of (a person)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to become settled; to be fixed
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
explanation; interpretation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful