authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
servile submission; subservience
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to put one's hand on; to touch
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
how long; how far; how much
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
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)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken