to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open