to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
much less; to say nothing of
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to peel; to skin; to pare
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect