middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
considerably; fairly; quite
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
the scruff or nape of the neck
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
shyness; bashfulness; shame