stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to pick up; to find; to gather
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
inferior goods; faulty item
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
favorite; favourite; habitually used
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
these guys; these fellows
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
such; this sort of; like this
everywhere; all over; throughout
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)