gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
at once; immediately; right now
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing