curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
academic; scholarly; scientific
to collect; to assemble; to gather
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
from the viewpoint of; according to
close; intimate; on good terms
presumption; assumption; estimation
preface; introduction; preamble
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
person who has come to offer condolences
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
gentle; mild; meek; tender
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
attendance; presence; appearance
contact; touch; contact lens
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
remains; corpse; (dead) body