sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
someone (something) not to be trifled with
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
capillary vessel; capillary
(how) many times; (how) often
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
quick-witted; quick to understand
to cultivate a better understanding
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
staying behind; remaining; residual
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
within the blood; blood-borne
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
standing close together; bristling (with)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
major incident; major happening; big scandal
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
fishing industry; fishery