hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to rain incessantly; to downpour
moment; brief space of time
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to serve; to work for; to attend
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
animal desires; carnal desires; lust
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to hit hard; to strike hard
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility