to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
death rate; mortality rate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
human relations; personal relationships