slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to close (one's eyes); to shut
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
bygones; the past; past event
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
mixed race; mixed parentage
founder; originator; pioneer
mistress; kept woman; concubine
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up completely; to become stale
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
and then; and so; and; so then
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
escape hatch; escape door
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)