being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
half and half; fifty-fifty
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
(divine) providence; dispensation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
acid; sourness; sour taste
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
favorite; favourite; habitually used
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
but; however; provided that
shading; shielding from light
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness