landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to run up to; to rush over
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
sour look; surly face; pout
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
top of the head; crown of the head
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
for the first time in one's life
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
business hours; opening hours; office hours
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
full length; total length; overall length
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare