even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
arrangement; pact; agreement
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be exhausted; to be tired out
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
future (usually near); prospects
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to push aside; to brush aside
to become pale; to turn pale
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous