weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to show signs of; to appear
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
(police) detective; criminal matter
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
elementary and middle schools
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over