to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
gem; jewel; precious stone
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
passage; path; route; one's way
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to come and go; to go back and forth
phantom; vision; illusion
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
hastily made; improvised preparation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be forward; to be impertinent
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
serious; severe; grave; acute