fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to step forward; to take a step forward
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to speak ill of; to disparage
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
writing (e.g. as a profession)
otherwise; if not; or else
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
passions; sexual desire; lust
sense of humor; sense of humour
phantom; vision; illusion
youthful; young; young-looking
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway