to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
to run through; to run past
(clenched) fist; knuckles
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to squeeze out; to wring out
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
resolute; determined; bold
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)