slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to see through; to see the true nature of something
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
adds force or indicates command
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
spider's thread; spider silk
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
some people; a few people; several people
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism