the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
poisoning; kill by poison
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to relax; to feel at home
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to breathe out; to exhale