one end; an end; part; fragment
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
nape (of the neck); nucha
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
having said that; be that as it may
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
very recently; in the very recent past
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm