human relations; personal relationships
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
fruit knife; paring knife
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
cannot be compared with; no match for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
close; intimate; on good terms
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
warmly; cordially; with tender care
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to take away; to carry off
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
for work; in a manner related to work
public order; public peace; public security; law and order