to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
all you want; as much as one wants
grudge; complaint; reproach
tottering steps; drunken staggering
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
bluff; false show of power; bold front
document; official papers
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to become dim; to become blurred
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fall on one's backside
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
by all means; by all costs
to cling tearfully to (someone)
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other