to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
yearning; longing for; deep affection
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
sexy; popular; well-liked
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
severe; strict; tough; hard
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
depending on; dependent on
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to arrive; to come to pass
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress