invitation; introduction; temptation
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
book; volume; this; present; main; head
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
five (long cylindrical things)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
region; limits; stage; level
deviation; departure; omission
reaction; response; reaction
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to have a reason; to have an excuse
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
although I say; although one might say; although called
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate