unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
women's language; word used by women
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
fortune-telling; divination
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
nervousness; oversensitivity
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to refuse; to reject; to deny
point of an argument; drift of an argument
instead; but (on the other hand)
external wound; (physical) trauma
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
life; living; I; me; student
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
objection; dissent; protest
to be forward; to be impertinent