what do you want?; can I help you?
how; in what way; by what means
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to begin talking; to open up
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
just because; even if; even though
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
on the occasion of; at the time of
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
beyond that point; after that
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
dull sound; muffled sound
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone