being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to jar; to creak; to grate
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
exactly as stated; verbatim
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary