to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to crouch; to squat; to cower
care; precaution; guarding; caution
along; parallel to; in accordance with
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
boy; son; baby boy; young man
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
suffix for familiar person
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
hedge; fence; border; limit
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to paint (draw) a picture
thicket; coppice; brushwood