gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to scatter away; to vanish
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to get narrower; to contract
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to overdo; to do too much
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
very loose; slowly; leisurely
nod; inclination of the head
postcoital activity; afterplay; pillow talk
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose
one's (living) environment
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast