seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
slight; insignificant; small
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to triumph; to be elated with success
awareness; realization; noticing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
in succession; one by one
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
country living; life in the country; country life
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in that manner; like that
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
after a long time; for the first time in a while
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
river fish; freshwater fish
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
stifled (laughter); simmering
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear