in this manner; in this way; like this
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
black ground; black cloth
drop of water; polka dots
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
the place for; the time for; the level of
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
way of talking; speaking style
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
a help; an aid; some assistance
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate