crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
primary school; elementary school; grade school
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be needed; to be wanted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to surround; to crowd around
to behave well; to mind one's manners
to approach; to draw near
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer