lightly; easily; carelessly
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
originally; by nature; from the start
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne