speech; expression; wording; language
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spirit; heart; disposition
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to smile (at); to grin (at)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
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
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe