to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
with a start; with a jump
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
orphan; person without friends
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
good; goodness; right; virtue
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ordinary citizen; the general public
participation; joining; entry
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
remnants of an enemy army
not a little; not a few; considerable
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
reaching; attaining; arrival
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance