penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
shopping; purchased goods
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
university student; college student
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
with a start; with a jump
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
naturally; of course; understandably
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
young literary enthusiast
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
violent explosion; bursting
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten