one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to knock down; to knock off
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
refinement; elegance; grace
utmost limits; extremity; limit
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
spider's thread; spider silk
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference