firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
great physical power; animal strength
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
military personnel; soldier
two classes; double; two sets
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to stop (plug) one's ears
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
air of luxury; high class feel
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
company president; manager; director
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
item; article; dish; course; finest item
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to be forward; to be impertinent
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
the last moment; the very end
one way or the other; either way
to become settled; to be fixed
even if not; even without
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch