to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is to say; so that means
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
though; notwithstanding; although
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
woman; female; feminine gender
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave