moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
whatever the case; under any circumstances
one's own handwriting; autograph
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
regardless of; irrespective of
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
true character; real nature
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sense of values; values; value system
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to slap; to strike; to spank
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
height; acme; extremity; end; limit