good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
curse; spell; malediction
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
spirituality; spiritual nature
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
with a start; with a jump
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to open (one's eyes) wide
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
had better ...; had better not ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to complete decisively; to do to completion
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)