one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
strong interaction; strong force
how long; how far; how much
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
be (that) as it may; having said that
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
dull sound; muffled sound
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fly around; to scatter
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fall flat; to fall face down