vacuum; absorption; suction
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to discuss; to talk together
to check; to stop; to keep back
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
sweeping sideways; mowing down
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to bring back; to restore
in the same way as; just like
to give rein to (imagination)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
physical education; PE; gym (class)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
relations; members of extended family
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link