same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
light blue; pale blue; aqua
box cutter; utility knife
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
carving; engraving; sculpture
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation