pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
rubbing one's hands together
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to thrust before; to thrust at
pistol; handgun; revolver
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
as (for); for; in the capacity of
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be worried; to be troubled
all present; all concerned; all of us
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to sniff out; to get wind of
carnivore; carnivorous animal
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver