smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; piercing through; plunging into
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
neat and clean; tidy; trim
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sphincter (muscle); constrictor
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
completely; entirely; totally
to bury; to embed; to implant
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic