completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
while; during (the time when)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
suspension bridge; rope bridge
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
commitment; pledge; promise
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside