pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
speech; expression; wording; language
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
professor; teaching; instruction
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
distant; remote; isolated
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
to make a fool of someone
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
full capacity; all one's ability