to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
older brother; elder brother
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
older brother and younger sister
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to spread; to be propagated
surrounding at a distance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to claim victims; to leave casualties
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
reopening; resumption; restarting
treatment (of a person); dealing with
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take over; to hand over