outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
originally; by nature; from the start
knotted cord; cord for fastening clothes, etc.
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
legendary; fabled; fabulous