high ground; plateau; heights
to blow out; to spout out
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
meditation; silent contemplation
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
meditation; contemplation
being left out; being ostracized
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to one's delight; to one's joy
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
virtue; charm; merit; good point
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
half and half; fifty-fifty
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
evening meal; supper; dinner
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task