repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to squeeze out; to wring out
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sweet voice; seductive voice
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
both; both sides; both parties
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage