to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
self-examination; reflection
lying face down; upside down; prone
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
last week; the week before
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
water's edge; beach; shore
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
of the same age; age-matched
wintertime; winter season
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection