to understand from experience
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
composed expression; clear face
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to some extent; to a certain extent
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
three; three years of age
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
continuation; succession; series
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
only; merely; but; no more than
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
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