gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.); chirring (of cicadas, etc.); shrilling; buzzing (of a machine, appliance, etc.); humming
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to encamp; to take up positions
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to lie down; to throw oneself down
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to rest; to relax; to repose
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
weak point; unskillfulness
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire