damp; moist (negative nuance)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to look around; to look towards (us)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
originally; by nature; from the start
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
near; close; beside; third person
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state