long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
palatial residence; stately mansion
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
half the body; half length
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to return a favor (favour); to repay
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to slide down; to slip down
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
shyness; bashfulness; shame