vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to jar; to creak; to grate
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to shake; to waver; to tremble
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
chronological order; time series
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
not to be depended on; of little hope
the same; the said; likewise
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to