sunlight; rays of the Sun
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
opening fully; full throttle; full power
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
death penalty; capital punishment
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
old friend; old acquaintance
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
heart; guts; nerve; central part
of no interest; not interested
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
looking pale; looking unwell
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on