bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
invisibly; secretly; privately
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
as (one) walks on, and on
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
reopening; resumption; restarting
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically