lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
only recently; just of late
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
war; fighting; fierce competition
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
these guys; these fellows
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
but; however; provided that
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
gender; distinction of sex; sex
point in common; common feature
connection; link; relationship
please; somehow or other; one way or another
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
too much; excessively; too
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
very interesting; of great interest
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
muddy water; red-light district
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)