resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to become frayed; to become loose
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sewing; needlework; embroidery
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
finish; end; completion; result
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
woman; female; feminine gender
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
since; henceforth; ever since