serious look (on one's face); straight face
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to collapse; to flop (onto)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opposite side; other side; other party
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
trick; contrivance; cleverness
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
maintenance; preservation; improvement
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
automatic; intransitive verb
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
that is to say; so that means
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely