draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
since then; from that time; ever since
foreign enemy; outside invader
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
one's physical safety; personal security
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
political measures; policy
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
deep affection; dear; beloved
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
night watch; fire watchman
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow