to pluck; to pick; to tear
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
comparatively; relatively
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to indicate; to show; to point to
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
murder; killing; murderer
to spread; to be propagated
social; societal; societary
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
police; police officer; police station
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to tighten; to press hard