to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to jump upon (a moving object)
vexing; irritating; impatient
to get between; to be caught in
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
desperately; for one's dear life
light; easy; non-serious; minor
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
changing completely; transformation
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse