deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to become settled; to be fixed
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
continuation; succession; series; continuous
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
length (of an animal); body length
large-breed dog; large dog
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to sniff out; to get wind of
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
yellowish; tinged with yellow
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous