mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
partly open; in half bloom
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to be relieved; to feel relieved
visual confirmation; sighting
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
button (clothing); push-button; button
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 make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
coming loose (of clothing); coming undone (e.g. of a dress); becoming dishevelled
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable