to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
serious look (on one's face); straight face
fluff (clump of fabric fibres); lint; ball of dust; dustball
Winter Triangle (asterism)
Summer Triangle (asterism)
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to push away; to push aside; to shove
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to become frayed; to become loose
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
silly mistake; careless mistake
bill (at a restaurant); check
detective agency; enquiry agency
no sleep or rest; working day and night
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began