waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
overshoes (waterproof covers for shoes); galoshes
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
empirical; from experience
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to temper thoroughly; to train well
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart