late at night; small hours of the morning
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
less than ...; smaller ...
if it is the case that ...
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to slap; to strike; to spank
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to become completely chilled
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
(very) patient; persevering
to insist on one's own ideas
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend