to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
chain; series; connection; linkage
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
minuteness; one millionth
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
early on; earlier on; from early
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
pride; dignity; self-worth
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure