to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
something; some kind of; for some reason
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
reason; cause; history; origin
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to accompany; to go with; to go together
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
flour; meal; powder; dust
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
no!; no no!; no, not at all
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
measurement round the hips
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed