to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to force open; to push open
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
white makeup powder; (face) powder
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to badger; to pester; to beg
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
whispering into a person's ear
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
one by one; one at a time; in turn
cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of