desperation; struggle to the death
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to that extent; so (much)
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
flaring up; bursting into flames
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to creep about; to crawl around
to flare up; to burst into flames
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to roll about; to writhe about
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
impossible to do (although wants to)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission