(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to say no more; to sink into silence
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to attack; to assault; to assail
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)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
body; group; party; company; troupe