even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to push (something) against
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
shorts; panties; knickers
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to be filled to bursting; to burst
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly