several minutes; a few minutes
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
warning line; police cordon
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
spirituality; spiritual nature
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
essence; true nature; substance; reality
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
that is to say; so that means