explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
pure heart; naivete; innocence
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
jumping to a hasty conclusion
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
disclosure; exposure; revelation
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to attack; to assault; to assail
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
not understanding; not knowing
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
self-defense; self-defence
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver