to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to escape from; to get out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wherein; therein; thereinto
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to withstand; to be able to endure
love affair; love relationship
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be reflected in a mirror
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
coming out (as gay, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
how; in what way; in what manner
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
birth; creation; formation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to ask a question; to ask questions
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous