to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
recompense; indemnity; atonement
metal fittings; metal fixtures
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to lead a life; to live a life
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...