to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to push aside; to push one's way through
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
spine; backbone; spinal column
you could say; you might say; verging on the
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
rope; cord; policeman's rope
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to complain; to make a complaint
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
innumerable; countless; numberless
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to bend; to warp; to curve
vent; ventilation opening
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
patiently; with perseverance
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo