to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
armament; soldier's equipment
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
all (there is); as long as there is
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
worried look; concerned expression
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
nothing but; none other than
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to comb down; to smooth down
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
professional female mourner; keener
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
everything; anything; nothing