to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
moving tale; impressive tale
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
with a start; with a jump
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
induced explosion; secondary explosion
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
finishing blow; coup de grâce
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
piece of meat; cut of meat
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
going through; going via; going by way of
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pointing out; identification
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to boost; to force up; to push up
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened