horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
failure; mistake; blunder
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
near; close by; within reach; familiar
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to stiffen; to become stiff
to state; to express; to mention
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it