to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to push (something) against
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to shake off; to throw off
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
seeing in the dark; night vision
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
maid; helper; help; assistance
boxer briefs; tight boxers
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against each other; to huddle together
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
anything and everything; just about everything
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case