feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
indicate reason; infers some protest
important post; important office; key position
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
nine times; twisting around many times
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to call each other; to call out to one another
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
radical party; extremists
villain; baddie; the villain's part
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
restraint; restriction; control; check
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
sending a telegram; telegraph
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)