to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to put into the mouth; to eat
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
possessed of a strong sense of duty
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
door; gate; opening; title page
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to rush back; to run back
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to check someone's temperature