to be softened; to calm down
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
attention seeker; look-at-me
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
second; number two; runner-up
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)