to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to talk; to carry meaning
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
plainly; clearly; vividly
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
manly; masculine; like a man