to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
all right; very well; okay; I got it
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
dampness; humidity; moisture
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to press a question; to cross-examine
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
perception; sensing; noticing
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
briskly with small steps; trotting
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)