to slide down; to slip down
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
way out; means to escape; escape route
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
as is habit; the way life normally is
outside (the room, building); outdoors
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
side door; side gate; wicket gate
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
while alive; during one's lifetime
encryption; encoding; encipherment
experimental device; experimental equipment
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself