to break into fragments; to go to pieces
trivial; not amounting to much
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
plump; with a thud; heavily
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
root; joint; base; crotch
district; section; sector
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to take flight; to disappear
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
clinic; medical office; infirmary
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
three; three years of age
unqualified; without qualifications
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
rather; sooner; preferably
thorough; exhaustive; complete