(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to glare at each other; to confront each other
manuscript; version; draft
dealing with; coping with
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to look away; to avert one's eyes
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
bedside; near one's pillow
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
orders; instructions; directive; command
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
incineration; destroy by fire
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to refuse; to decline; to deny
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
several times; a few times
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ultimate; final; last; eventual
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
error; mistake; slip; bug
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
second day of the month; two days
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing