softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
ornamental ridge-end tile
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
convenient; handy; useful
about here; in this neighborhood
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
breathing of a sleeping person
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
half the body; half length
just as I thought; as expected; that's why
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to rise; to erect; to get up
unable to resist; unable to suppress
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
indoor (court, pool, etc.)