faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
passing through without stopping; passing by
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
distinctive; characteristic
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
good policy; wise policy; best plan
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to be worried; to be troubled
(another's) daughter; young lady
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down