sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
otherwise; or else; if not
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
much less; to say nothing of
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
(not) even once; (not) ever
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
speech; expression; wording; language