byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
villain; outlaw; assassin
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
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
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
gambling den; gambling house
to incur someone's enmity
to pick a fight; to find fault
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
analepticum; restorative medicine
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to half-rise to one's feet
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle