directions; instructions; orders; command
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
contrived; false-sounding
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to collapse into; to flop onto
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sign; indication; omen; symptom
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
banknote; bill; note; paper money
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
right in the middle (of); midst; height
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to become vulgar; to coarsen
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to straighten up; to sit upright
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to intend; to be sure that