curiosity; inquisitiveness
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to finish reading; to read through
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
light; faint; pale; fleeting
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to watch steadily; to stare
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
most difficult; next to impossible
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to repeat; to do something over again
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
double suicide; lovers' suicide
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
reading partway; leaving half-read
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white