children's story; fairy tale
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
troubled face; worried expression
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
gossip; corner of the mouth
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
one's best interests; one's own good
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of