to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
discarding; firing (an employee)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to torment; to torture; to harass
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
body; physical system; (the) person
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
perfect; just right; ideal
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
in one's own way or style
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)