cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
circumnavigation; circle tour by ship
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
mercy; merciful heart; charity
repeatedly; several times; many times
(medical) doctor; physician
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
isn't it; right?; you know?
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
chatter mark (machine tools)
companion; company; tritagonist
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to put one's hand on; to touch
not understanding; not knowing
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to breathe in and breathe out
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
to stop in the middle of a sentence