to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
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
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
humming a tune (while doing something else)
no, not like that (but like this)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over