immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
all you want; as much as one wants
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to lean against; to set against
greater than ...; bigger ...
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
indeed; really; truly; very much
in the meanwhile; during the time
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to state; to express; to mention
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
close; intimate; on good terms
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
settlement; solution; resolution
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up