to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
just one person; only one
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to say; to be called; to do
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
both hands; both arms; ten
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
first meeting; first interview with
oculolinctus; worming; eyeball-licking fetishism
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
this occasion; at this time; now
succession struggle; succession race
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)