to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to grow up; to become an adult
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
three; three years of age
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
silence (not speaking); muteness
beyond this point; from now on; after this
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
stairs; stairway; staircase
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned