vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to rock; to shake; to swing
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at the top of one's voice
thermal runaway; overheating
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
violent explosion; bursting
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
evening sky; twilight sky
colour; color; hue; tints
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
just one person; only one
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command