(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to be strangled; to be constricted
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
maid; helper; help; assistance
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to have a chill run down one's spine
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be greedy; to devour greedily
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering