to hurt; to smart; to sting
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to blaze; to burn brightly
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
at once; there and then; immediately
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
servant; manservant; menial
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
memory; sense; experience
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being