jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to develop into a serious incident
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
to have a meal; to take a meal
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
straight-laced person; stubborn person
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
blighted love; disappointed love
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other