to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
seeing in the dark; night vision
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
temporary abode; staying on a temporary basis
to have a chill run down one's spine
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
drop in status; reduction in status
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
patient; unhurried; leisurely
way (of doing); manner; method
moment when blossoms fall; one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
conscious; deliberate; intentional
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound