swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to knock down; to knock out
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
instant; moment; for an instant
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to watch over; to watch attentively
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
two colours; two varieties; two types
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)