to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
profound; deep; unfathomable
to perceive; to understand
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
although I say; although one might say; although called
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
second (unit of time); arc second
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
secret; private; surreptitious
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
gossip; corner of the mouth
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with