appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
manners; courtesy; etiquette
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to throw at; to turn; to raise
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
charm; incantation; spell; curse
beforehand; in advance; previously
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
possession; retention; maintenance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy