to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
psychological description
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
going upstream; sailing against the current
depression; low spirits; dejection
fully operational unit (esp. of something sold as second-hand)
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
protest; refutation; pleading
imperative sentence; imperative statement
telecommunications equipment; communication device
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
arrest; apprehension; capture
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
hard disk (drive); hard drive
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
both (people); the two of them