to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
special; particular; peculiar; unique
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
until now; so far; up to the present
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
considerably; greatly; a lot