otherwise; or else; if not
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
loved one; lover; sweetheart
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
discipline; training; teaching manners
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
simmer; bubble out; flow out
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
to be jealous; to be envious
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to get narrower; to contract
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
conventional; commonplace; trite; hackneyed
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation