mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
looking or acting as if one owned the place
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
it hasn't been long since
personal grudge; personal enmity
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
protective headgear (for sports, etc.); face shield
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
pride; dignity; self-worth
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to blame; to find fault with
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...