as expected; as predicted
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
violent explosion; bursting
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
such; this sort of; like this
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
but; however; although; though
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
spider's thread; spider silk
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
comfort; consolation; diversion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person