to slide down; to slip down
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
whispering; whisper; secret talk; sweet talk; sweet nothings; lovers' talk
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
in that way; like that; that way
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to push (something) against
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
murder; killing; murderer
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
the real criminal; true culprit
to beat to death; to kill
after that; afterwards; thereafter
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to grimace; to make a wry face
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from