already; now; no longer; not any more
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to breathe out; to exhale
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
metre; meter; meter; gauge
snake; serpent; large snake
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
moving about; stirring about
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
way out; means to escape; escape route
two persons; two people; pair; couple
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain