to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to fold up; to fold into layers
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to flare up; to fly into a rage
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
how dare ...; how could ...
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
ability to get things done
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to be infected; to be contagious
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
succession; continuation; series; sequence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)