unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
wise saying; famous saying
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
eye measurement; measure with eye
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
adhesive power; viscosity
concealment; suppression; hiding
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to harden earth into a mass
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to triumph; to be elated with success
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
common (of objects, abstract things); usual