countenance; features; looks
pale; pallid; bluish-white
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
about this time; about now
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with