toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
short and stout; small but wide around
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
opening and shutting; opening and closing
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
stone mortar; millstone; quern
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)