to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
advance payment; money paid in advance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(right at the) side; just beside
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
instant; moment; for an instant
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
forcibly; against one's will
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
thorough; exhaustive; complete
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
process; course; mechanism
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
composed expression; clear face
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor