to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
what time; (lit.) which hour
day-by-day record of a patient's condition; diary written while ill in bed
street oratory; soapbox speech
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to become better; to improve
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors