cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
first segment of a chicken's wing; drumette
to give; to do (something) for
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to put up (a notice); to post
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to watch intently; to stare
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the front; honest; upright; decent
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
dealing with; coping with
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
ingrained habit; second nature
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar