pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
surely; certainly; without doubt
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
oral medicine; internal medicine
adhesive skin patch; transdermal patch; medical patch
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
strong interaction; strong force
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
experiential; empirical; experimental
above the knee; on one's lap
pressure; oppression; suppression
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
infancy; childhood; tender age
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
when it comes to; concerning
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
bashfulness; shyness; (showing signs of) embarrassment
to beat time; to mark time
doppelgänger; doppelganger
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee