to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
something wrapped in cloth
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to leap back; to jump back
to fall off; to tumble down
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to be hot on a person's heels
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)