hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to put on airs; to assume importance
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
man who is popular with women
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in accordance with plans; just as planned
not necessarily so; is not always true
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
grip (of hand); grip strength
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)