to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to cut; to slit; to cut open
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
settlement; solution; resolution
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
original story; original version; this volume
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)