training; drill; practice; discipline
very young; little; childish; immature
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to step back; to walk backwards
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
big leakage; uncontained leak
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
close; intimate; on good terms
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
every evening; night after night
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
comparatively; relatively
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
panties thief; knickers bandit
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
although I say; although one might say; although called
knowing; (an) acquaintance
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
reason; cause; circumstances
surely (not); certainly (not)
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)