binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
in the meantime; meanwhile
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
self-defense; self-defence
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
an instant; a split second; no time at all
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
with a start; with a jump
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
the same kind; accomplice; partner
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
direct control; direct supervision
patience; endurance; perseverance