each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
beginning; clue; starting point
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to shout (in anger); to yell
rejection; negation; voting down
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
literally; to the letter; literal
near; close; beside; third person
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to base something on; to make something the basis
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to be relieved; to feel relieved
about when; about what time; how soon
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
to wait and see; to see how the land lies