even though things may appear this way
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
besides; in addition; also; moreover
choices; alternatives; options
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
at first; in the beginning; originally
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
contract; compact; agreement
tear gland; lacrimal gland
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to feel oneself indebted to
just because; even if; even though
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
study; research; investigation
while; even though; despite
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing