faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
perfect; complete; flawless
finish; end; completion; result
sampling food; tasting; trying
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
consumption; expenditure; spending
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
wounded person; injured person
to shade an account; to add something extra
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
what do you want?; can I help you?
12th day of the month; 12 days
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
on and after; from ... onward; since
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
special training; intensive training; crash course
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off