to begin (doing); to start (doing)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
in accordance with; according to
vexing; irritating; impatient
to push aside; to push one's way through
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
due form; official; formality
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for