cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to threaten; to intimidate
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
delicate; gentle; fleeting
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
living up to one's reputation
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
sitting with one's legs out to one side
daytime; noon; broad daylight
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
cushion; pillow; mattress
administration; government; administrator; governor
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
morality; moral principles
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering