intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
secret; private; surreptitious
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to set (sun); to become dark
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
illicit sexual relationship
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
dwelling; house; residence; address
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
competent; suitable; qualified
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
that is to say; so that means
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
monetary; financial; pecuniary
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy