increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to laugh away; to laugh off
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
wet nurse; nursing mother
beyond this point; from now on; after this
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
ill will; malice; evil intent
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
place; room; margin; scope
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
(in) his way; peculiar to him
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
use; utilization; utilisation; application
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
nothing but; none other than
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
how long; how much; to what extent
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
just because; even if; even though
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious