to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
worst; worst-case (scenario)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
inner world; inner sphere
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
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 pay attention; to be watchful
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
another time; some other time
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom