peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
it's not like; it isn't as if
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
thicket; coppice; brushwood
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to raise one's voice; to shout
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
forcibly; against one's will
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
choices; alternatives; options
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
serious look (on one's face); straight face
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to squeeze out; to wring out
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
study; research; investigation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
transactions; dealings; business
circuitous; roundabout; indirect