to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
consideration; taking into account
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to come back; to return; to recur
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to speak; to hear a voice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing