several times; once or twice
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to be transparent; to show through
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
one more time; once more; once again
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to stare back (at); to glare back
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
in the morning; during the morning
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
connection; link; relationship
probe each other; sound each other out
to find fault with; to question
carving; engraving; chiselled features
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess