to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
willpower; energy; vitality
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to boost; to force up; to push up
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
the same generation; coeval
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to push aside; to brush aside
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
absorption; suction; attraction
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
sense of relief; feeling of relief