legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
contrary to one's expectations
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
partial; incomplete; imperfect
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
innumerable; countless; numberless
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission