crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to let out a cry; to break forth
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
again; once more; a second time
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away