-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
curiosity; inquisitiveness
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to wring the neck; to strangle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
the scruff or nape of the neck
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
first meeting; first interview with
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which