external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to play around; to gallivant about
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to taste; to try (food or drink)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to make a vow; to take an oath
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)