to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
promising without due consideration
feminine; womanly; female
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
interruption; interference; butting in
last week; the week before
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to make a speech; to address
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
instability; insecurity; crankiness
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave