to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to put on airs; to assume importance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
pitch dark; total darkness
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
looking on; remaining a spectator
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
being too late; losing one's final chance
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
middle of the night; dead of night
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
letter; missive; note; mail
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to strangle; to constrict
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
reconciliation; make peace with
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays