Vocabulary

trill (consonant sound)

to snatch; to grab; to steal

to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

splint; shingle

pliantly; pliably

downy mildew (disease)

to neglect; to abandon

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly

to make ambiguous

spattering; splotching

very slightly; a little

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

dead center; dead centre; right in the middle

feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated

getting nauseated; getting angry

anger; passion

to itch

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

thoughtless; reckless; rash; indiscriminate; indiscreet

beyond repair

to pluck (e.g. an apple); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub); to break off (e.g. a branch)

absentmindedly; vacantly; dully

a little more

slowly

slowly; leisurely; gently; quietly; deliberately

rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work

unexpectedly

suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best

twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine

phosphor bronze

waxing

agranulocytosis

granulocyte

granulocyte

to manage

stumbling