to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
with a clatter; clatteringly
to be in focus; to come into focus
to put out; to extinguish
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go downhill; to go down a slope
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to talk to oneself; to mutter
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
believable; credible; trustworthy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
good performance; good work; great success
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will