to warm (up); to heat (up)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
commitment; pledge; promise
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to speak; to say; to vocalize
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
one-year-old; one year old
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
convenient; handy; useful
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
self-defense; self-defence
otherwise; or else; if not
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
charm; incantation; spell; curse
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)