trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
blow; hit (on the body); beating
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to think of; to come up with
being startled; getting a shock
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to do earnestly; to get serious
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle