to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to talk to oneself; to mutter
good-for-nothing; worthless
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
having said that; on the other hand
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
high and low; rise and fall
upper half of the body; upper body
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
weight; heavyweight boxer
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
indolence; laziness; sloth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
arrogant; haughty; insolent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite