obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
prickling; stinging; tingling
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to examine someone's expression
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
amount of precipitation; precipitation
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
along the river; riverside
inundation; submersion; flood
squad leader; group leader; team leader
holding out a little longer
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
(a person's) family background; lineage
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
to think of; to come up with
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper