nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
present continuous tense; present progressive form
enemy territory; hostile place
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
nonchalant air; unruffled air
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
main question; real issue at hand
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
guard; sentinel; garrison
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
wherein; therein; thereinto
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin