(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
each time it happens; at all such times
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
custom; habit; customary practice
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
together; mutually; fellow
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to jump at; to be attracted by
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance