to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
this world; this life; world of the living
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
covered in mud; mud-caked
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
point in common; common feature
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
sphenoid bone (of the skull)
frontal bone (of the skull)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front