to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(death from) starvation; starving to death
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
day after day; day by day
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
detour; circumvention; turning movement
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to compose; to put together
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
twice; again; second time
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
simply; merely; only; solely
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to leave as is; to ignore
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
unable to resist; unable to suppress