to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
occurrence; happening; incident; event
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
for today; for the time being
physical condition; state of health; shape
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
as much as one can; as much as possible
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
without cause; without reason
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to accept; to receive; to agree
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to glare at each other; to confront each other
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something