not yet known; unknown; strange
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
the reverse; other side; lining
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
thicket; coppice; brushwood
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
as; because; with; due to
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to badger; to pester; to beg
covered with; stained; smeared
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
piling up; multiple layers
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
moment by moment; hour by hour
covered with; stained; smeared
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)