speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to fall down with a "plop"
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
chance (of success); odds
how dare ...; how could ...
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff