dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
cooking; food preparation
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rush over; to run up to
to approach; to draw near
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
attendance; presence; appearance
on the way back; when about to go back
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
method of bringing up; method of raising
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
beyond that point; after that
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb