slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
determination; resolution
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
a dime a dozen; two a penny
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
snake; serpent; large snake
word; term; language; speech
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to begin talking; to open up
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed