to ask a question; to ask questions
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
gem; jewel; precious stone
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
several years; a few years
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
field; plain; prairie; moor
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
ability; capability; skill
only; merely; but; no more than
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
clanging; empty; deserted
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
near; close by; within reach; familiar
resentment; indignation; anger
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)