fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
sympathy; empathy; response
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
weird; disgusting; sickening
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ago; since; before; previous
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
while; during (the time when)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
technique; art; skill; move
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
interrogation; hearing; trial
in name only; titular; nominal
there being no use in arguing (about it)
imprisonment; incarceration