to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
conviction; belief; confidence
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
again; once more; a second time
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
willpower; energy; vitality
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink