you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to fall off; to tumble down
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
right in the middle (of); midst; height
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to summon courage; to be brave
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
stimulating; exciting; provocative
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees