pale; pallid; bluish-white
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to become red; to redden; to blush
consequently; as a result
(not) even once; (not) ever
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
chilly; unpleasantly cold
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to go past; to pass; to pass by
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
small; fine; detailed; stingy
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass