to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
in one's own way or style
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
understood; I see; OK; present; here
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
mask; disguise; guise; mask
every person; every mouth; every entrance
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
two persons; two people; pair; couple
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
invisibly; secretly; privately
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
sublime; noble; high-minded
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
fast-talking; rapid talking
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream