scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
one after another; in rapid succession