to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to yearn for; to pine for
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
at someone's (something's) mercy
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
centre line; center line; central line
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to check; to stop; to keep back
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
top of the head; vertex; parietal
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress