to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to repeat; to be frequent
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
long ago; a long time ago; already
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to invite in; to show someone in
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to move forward; to move on
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)