to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
otherwise; or else; if not
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to do for (the sake of someone else)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
silence (not speaking); muteness
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
public telephone; pay phone
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to telephone; to make a phone call
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to accept; to receive; to agree
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)