a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
absolutely; positively; decidedly
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
attack; assault; attempt; try
to split; to be split; to splinter
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
in proportion to; just as much as
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
immediately; at once; instantly
yearned for; longed for; missed
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
(passenger) car; automobile
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline