single word; a few words; brief comment
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put one's strength into
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
innermost depths of one's heart
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
though; notwithstanding; although
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp