amorous adventure; love affair
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
serious look (on one's face); straight face
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
reopening; resumption; restarting
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
systematic; regular; routine
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to try to do; to attempt to do
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
spider's thread; spider silk
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
bend; curvature; deflection
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
in its entirety; whole; wholly
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
admiration; wonder; astonishment
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to keep away; to keep at a distance
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
several people; a few people
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind