sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
action; operation; effect; function
to apologize; to apologise
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to squeeze out; to wring out
conscious; deliberate; intentional
naked eye; the physical eye
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
complete change; about-face
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
speculation; thinking; meditation
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
how; in what way; by what means
to go out and away; to leave
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to arrive; to come to pass
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
just a minute; small quantity
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
rapid succession (e.g. questions)