strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
detached; aloof; indifferent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
good humour (humor); good mood
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
regret; repentance; remorse
(electric) torch; flashlight
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
correlation; interrelation
one end; an end; part; fragment
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
opposite; reverse; contrary
moment; brief space of time
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
surface of the earth; ground surface
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
solitude; loneliness; isolation