appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
spray of snow (smoke-like)
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
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
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
doing as one is told; yes-man
to become pale; to turn pale
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
moment; brief space of time
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
postoperative; after surgery