reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
a little bit; a little while
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
waking; waking up; awakening
to keep away; to keep at a distance
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
half the body; half length
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry