extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
I have nothing to do with it
to suppress one's emotions
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
private tutor; coach; governess
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate