to declaim; to string together all sorts of flowery words
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to be worried; to be troubled
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
such; like that; in that way
to form a group; to form a bunch
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
plump; with a thud; heavily
desperation; self-abandonment
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to be softened; to calm down
no, not like that (but like this)
immediately; right away; on the spot