walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
waste of time; killing time
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to dye; to colour; to color
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as a child; when one was a child
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
chink in the armor (armour)