hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
thickness; profundity; depth
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
business trip; official trip
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
rational; reasonable; logical
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
last days; the end; one's fate
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with