turning sideways; landscape orientation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
while; during (the time when)
to not believe one's ears
briskly; quickly; promptly
courteous; decorous; polite
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered