to crouch; to squat; to cower
to rise; to erect; to get up
to look around; to survey
retreating figure; appearance from behind
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
belligerence; fighting spirit
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
just a minute; small quantity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
premature joy; short-lived elation
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
high spirits; gleeful mood
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow