curious; strange; unusual
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; not joking; straight
irritation; annoyance; frustration
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to torment; to torture; to harass
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
regret; repentance; remorse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tall figure; high stature
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to join together; to combine; to join up
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset