secret technique; secret art
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
door; gate; opening; title page
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to slide into; to slip into
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to become possible; to become able to (do)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)