pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
silence (not speaking); muteness
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
heart; guts; nerve; central part
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance