putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
to become frayed; to become loose
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to become locked; to lock
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
long ago; a long time ago; already
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to come face to face (with)
to discuss; to talk together
if so; in that case; in that situation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to push aside; to brush aside
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to peel off and fall; to flake away
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
work-in-progress; working state
to find fault with; to question
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
hey there; I say; see here
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem