grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
article to be delivered; present
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
to steal; to rob; to take away
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
face contorted and about to cry
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise