cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
all-weather; weather-proof
to run about; to rush about
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
wealthy individual; person of wealth
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined