suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
intercept; interception; counter-attack
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
otherwise; or else; if not
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
declaration; proclamation; announcement
sorry; excuse me; thank you
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to recover consciousness; to come to
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
and; thereupon; because of that
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
wrong; different; not like that
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be embarrassed; to lose face
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase