to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
story; tale; talk; discussion
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
yourself; himself; herself
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unique; peculiar; singular
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)