increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be bony; to be angular
moaning; muttering; complaining
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
somebody (important); person of importance
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
way one walks; one's walk
of great promise; with a promising future
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to change; to shift; to come and go
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
pustule; scab; syphilis; pox
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
elder sister; effeminate man
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
odorless; odourless; unscented
waist; girth; measurement around waist
random; unintentional; unintended
to be fated to; be linked by fate
cartoon-character costume
favorite; favourite; habitually used
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
mathematical formula; numerical expression
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind