gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to remove; to move out of the way
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
slowly and quietly; stealthily
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
edge of the eaves; house frontage
drop (e.g. of water); drip
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
each house; every house; many houses
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
unprecedented; never seen before
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
street fighting; urban warfare
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
northeastern part; the northeast
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
northwestern part; the northwest
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing