relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to smile broadly; to grin widely
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
because of; owing to; due to
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
ten-year-old; ten year old
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
colored (person); coloured; Coloureds (South African ethnic group)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation