to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
palatial residence; stately mansion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
abusive language; violent language; wild words
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
sense of values; values; value system
something like ...; something called ...
pride; boast; credit (to)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
manner of using one's hands
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
something or other; anything
to be consistent; to be coherent
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-