boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to stop (plug) one's ears
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sense of loss; feeling of loss
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
testicle; testicles; testes
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
number of times; frequency; count