time around sunset; early evening
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gradually; slowly but steadily
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
lying face down; upside down; prone
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
hoarse voice; husky voice
step; stride; counter for steps
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to sit down; to take a seat
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fold up; to fold into layers
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
example; illustration; precedent
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known