to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last
fashion sense; sense of fashion
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to be softened; to calm down
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to say; to be called; to do
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
aforementioned; above-mentioned
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
in case of; at that time; at this time
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
tool; implement; means; furniture
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)