to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to go downhill; to go down a slope
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
retort; back talk; backchat
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
overanxiety; needless worry
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
such a thing; something like that
sobriety; soberness; sober face
please; somehow or other; one way or another
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread