to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to stop (plug) one's ears
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
alien (from another planet)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
fashionable color; fashionable colour
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
battement (ballet movement)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
comic books; comics; comic; comical