interference; intervention; meddling
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to make characteristic; to characterize
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
curse; spell; malediction
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
respect and affection; love and respect
your daughter; young woman
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum