massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to relax; to feel at home
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to breathe out; to exhale
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to lean against; to set against
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
using one's arms as a pillow
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
brilliant; bright; dazzling
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
joint; seam; joining point
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
you could say that; that might be so
and; thereupon; because of that
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to hurt; to smart; to sting
symbolization; coding; encoding
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
paper umbrella (with a bull's-eye design)
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely