village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
showing one's face in public; facing another person
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
truancy; absence without leave
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to check; to stop; to keep back
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
in accordance with; according to
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
manner of using one's hands
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
maternity leave; paternity leave
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to get tired out; to be exhausted
cloth to wipe the sweat off
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
very much; very many; more and more
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
worthless thing; trivial thing
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer