to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
source of river; fountainhead
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to harm; to cause harm to
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
vocal sound; tone of voice
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
natural; reasonable; understandable
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
almost every day; almost daily
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace