to slip through; to slip past; to evade
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
this is why; this means; it is the case that
complete; whole; perfect; safe
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
a little bit; a little while
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
provisional; temporary; tentative
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister