decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
boastful speech; bragging
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
yearned for; longed for; missed
next term; next period; next version; next release
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to be exhausted; to be worn out
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
joints; points (of a speech)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
weave; weaving; woven item
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
last ray of hope; only hope
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round