home environment; family environment
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
to cut; to slit; to slash
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
feeling one gets from listening to something
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
abandoned child; foundling
muddy water; red-light district
splinters of glass; glass shards
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to call each other; to call out to one another
simple and clear; plain and simple
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
uncertain; transient; changeable
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow