to shave off; to scrape off
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to become distant; to recede
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to straighten up; to sit upright
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to use up all one's strength
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
calm; composed; leisurely
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
negative emotions; negative feelings
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing