portrait; likeness; picture
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
quarrel; dispute; argument
to press a question; to cross-examine
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
unprecedented; record-breaking
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to establish; to formulate
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
just now; right now; at this moment
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to hunger for love; to starve for love
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky