body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to call again; to call someone back
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
what do you want?; can I help you?
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
that is to say; so that means
comparatively; relatively
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
with a start; with a jump
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
still; even now; to this day
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
head; brains; intellect; understanding
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
ten; 10; ten years of age
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
act of mercy; helping another person
as always; as ever; though it's always the case