master key; passkey; skeleton key
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
middle of the night; dead of night
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
duff; sclaff; hitting the ground behind the ball during a stroke; duff (e.g. plum)
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
there is nothing; having nothing
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to become dim; to become blurred
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
testimony; (verbal) evidence
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sudden change; complete change
to show up; to appear; to turn up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to try to do; to attempt to do