polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
murder; killing; murderer
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
something like ...; something called ...
split; division; break up
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to stop walking; to pause
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
suddenly; all of a sudden
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
left side; left-hand side
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as expected; as predicted
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be badly made; to fail
restless; fidgety; in a hurry