handsome young man; Adonis
thick curtain; drop curtain
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
outline; contour line; border line
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
at a glance; at first sight
joint; seam; joining point
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
other side; opposite side; other party
simply; merely; only; solely
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot