to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
beforehand; in advance; previously
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
such ... as; or some such
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
elder sister; older female friend
to be worried; to be troubled
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
same crime; being equally guilty
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to become better; to improve
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
beginning; outset; first; onset
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...