grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to come into being; to be born
stark naked; completely naked; nude
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding