ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
opinion; point of view; visual point
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
already; now; no longer; not any more
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
repentance; confession; penitence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
surname; family name; last name
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter