to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
acceleration; speeding up
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
unanticipated; unexpected
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
but; however; although; though
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather