everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
pessimism; negative thinking
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
nine times; twisting around many times
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
but; however; provided that
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
acceleration; speeding up
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one