weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
with surprise; with a start
such; like that; that sort of
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
godsend; gift from providence
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
thick curtain; drop curtain
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
again and again; repeatedly
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
rather; better; instead; if anything
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
person of doubtful origin
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
little by little; bit by bit
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying