natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
to get narrower; to contract
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
finger marks; dirt from the hands
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
urbanization; urbanisation
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
manners; behavior; behaviour
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
passions; sexual desire; lust
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to pierce through; to break through
each time it happens; at all such times
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
term of office; tenure; incumbency
(about) medium; middle; average
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
long-established; old-established; traditional
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)