wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
not a little; not a few; considerable
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
harm; injury; evil (influence)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
this world; this life; world of the living
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
woman; female; feminine gender
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
one's long-cherished desire
trifling; little; few; slight
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)