to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to speak; to hear a voice
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
joints; points (of a speech)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
sour look; surly face; pout
physical condition; state of health; shape
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen