nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be worried; to be troubled
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
single word; a few words; brief comment
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to tighten; to press hard
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
jaw joint; temporomandibular joint; TMJ
recognition; acquaintance
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to square one's shoulders
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to say (something) over one's shoulder