mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
innumerable; countless; numberless
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to shout (in anger); to yell
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to push (something) against
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
with a collapse; with a slump
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to breathe while sleeping
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
library (usu. single-room); small library
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
large number (of); many; majority
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
around the world; throughout the world
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)