it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
of no interest; not interested
to be silent; to say nothing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
adds force or indicates command
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
such ... as; or some such
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
complete change; about-face
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted