spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to spend time (on doing something)