to work hard at one's lessons
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
reading matter; reading material
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
salary reduction; salary cut
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
encouragement; cheering on
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
battle formation; military formation
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
lower region; lower part; region below
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise