to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to express (in words); to confess
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
the last moment; the very end
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to count on one's fingers
important point; point to make note of
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
distrust; unjust suspicion
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
separate; scattered; apart
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to squeeze out; to wring out
to break a dam; to burst out
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be forward; to be impertinent
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
dispersing; breaking up; running away
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going