to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
handsome face; beautiful features
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
trouble; bother; annoyance
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
love and believe in; intimacy
being startled; getting a shock
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
subtracting points; points deducted
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
destination; place where one is visiting
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous