to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
competent; suitable; qualified
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
such a thing; something like that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
degenerate; pervert; deviant
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
originally; by nature; from the start
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless