gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to creep about; to crawl around
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
inside; interior; inner part
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
end; close; conclusion; termination
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
indicate reason; infers some protest
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
general mobilization; general mobilisation