nerve; nerves; sensitivity
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
covered in mud; mud-caked
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to go into labor; to go into labour
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
late at night; at a late hour
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
just one person; only one
companion; company; tritagonist
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to go out and away; to leave
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
form; shape; figure; visage
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
preference; priority; precedence
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly