plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
friend's house; home of a friend
warmly; cordially; with tender care
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
safety; welfare; well-being
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
news; word; tidings; omen
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
finally; barely; only just; gradually
stabbing to death; putting out
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
administrative measures (disposition)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
designated evacuation shelter
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to mark the end; to spell the end
information technology; IT
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
elopement; running away with a lover
evident; plain; distinct; clear
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to hurt; to smart; to sting
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)