Vocabulary

to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high

to stand on tiptoes

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out

to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

to assemble everything together

to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

to beat by a wide margin (in a race)

to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch

to reward; to recompense; to repay

to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

to have a long life; to live a long time

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to release (fish) into the water; to set (fish) swimming

to sing energetically; to sing with abandon

to release

to collect information; to gather knowledge

to be thirsty; to be dry

to twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope

to be common

to break; to break down; to go wrong; to stop working; to be ruined; to be shot

to finger; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

to fall behind; to drop out

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

to think (only used to speak of others)

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...

to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady

to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp

to blindstitch

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

to make someone eat

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat

to accompany; to follow

to respect

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

to present; to offer; to dedicate

to decrease; to be reduced; to grow less; to abate