to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cry and shout; to scream
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
ten-year-old; ten year old
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to make an appeal; to urge
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
shell (e.g. electron shell)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs