chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
closing time; lockup; curfew
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
time around sunset; early evening
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
far away in the distance; in the far distance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to become completely chilled
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; failure to thrive
rival; competitor; competition
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
great laughter; burst of laughter
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
gradually; slowly but steadily
push-up (exercise); press-up
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure