leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
inexpert or untrained eyes
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to be relieved; to feel relieved
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw into; to toss into
to spread; to be propagated
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look