skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
physical strength; muscle strength
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to push aside; to brush aside
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
that's the way it is; such is life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit