knowing only too well; being fully aware of
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
with a start; with a jump
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
habitual offender; addict
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
experient; person who has experienced something
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
several years; a few years
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
chance (of success); odds
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry