to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
incident; affair; happening; event
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to be jealous; to be envious
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
very interesting; of great interest
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
hooting; jeering; heckling
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
misanthropy; misanthropist
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to step firmly; to harden by treading
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase