injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
reading partway; leaving half-read
library; book collection; paperback book
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
living by oneself; living alone
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
older person with more life experience
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
being startled; getting a shock
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
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
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
capable of anything; liable to do