care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
secret; private; surreptitious
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to bring; to take; to bring about
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
body; physique; build; stature
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
right beside; close to; nearby
conviction; belief; confidence
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
being concerned about or mindful of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
pregnancy; conception; gestation
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
name of a drug or medicine
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)