to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a start; with a jump
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
shyness; bashfulness; shame
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
advance; moving forward; progress
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
even though; despite; when
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
directly opposite; right in front
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK