to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
recitation; reciting from memory
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
temporal bone (of the skull)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
to develop into a serious incident
even though; despite; when
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
bored; having nothing to do; idle
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
the staff; inside the department
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly