spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
grasp; catch; understanding
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
something that leaps or thrusts out
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to move forward; to move on
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to grimace; to make a wry face
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
if you think about it; come to think of it
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to take a breath; to take a short rest
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked