news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
round; spherical; circular
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
fully prepared; all ready
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
will not do; do not; does not
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be opposite; to face each other
wall clock; grandfather clock
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
wherein; therein; thereinto
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to jar; to creak; to grate
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
so what!; who gives a damn?
to push (something) against
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
ability; performance; efficiency
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass