to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be dried out; to be parched
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
preparation; arrangements
simply; merely; only; solely
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to affect; to impact; to influence
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
difficult to ...; hard to ...
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
doing whatever one pleases
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son