to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to mix; to stir; to blend
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
factory; plant; mill; workshop
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
I see; that's right; indeed
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
flight; desertion; escape
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
as if nothing had happened