flattery; cajolery; flirtation
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
living thing; living creature; animal; life
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to speak; to hear a voice
unloading (of cargo); discharge
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to push aside; to push one's way through
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to make an appearance; to show up
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy