close call; near miss; minor incident
hitting; striking; throwing; tossing; mixing; wearing; bottom fishing
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
towel twisted into a headband
making things out of dirt (for fun)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
up until now; as recently as the present
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
advertiser; advertising sponsor
communications infrastructure
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to interlace; to interweave
aphonia; aphony; loss of voice
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
key performer; last performer of the day
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
household (electrical) appliance manufacturer; consumer-electronics maker; white goods maker
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
Levin (New Zealand); Levine; Lewin