to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
standing tall; towering; soaring
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
sweet voice; seductive voice
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
the reverse; other side; lining
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to feel hot; to flush; to burn