setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
shadow figure; silhouette
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to beat time; to mark time
(for one's stomach) to rumble
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
counter for choices, options, etc.
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews