Vocabulary

to writhe in agony

to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize

to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs

to cease; to stop; to be over

to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit

to express properly; to explain well

to tease; to make fun of

to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

to bow; to worship

to bow; to worship

to happen to pass by; to pass by

to buy again; to buy anew

to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed

to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back

to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

to hold up; to be steady

to compete; to vie; to contend

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

to continue to work; to work away (at)

to attempt; to try

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas

to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for

to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

to heat something up

to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt

to run at full speed; to run and run

to stand (up); to rise; to stick up

to bite off

to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

to climb down; to crawl down

to crawl towards; to creep up to

to crawl into; to work oneself into

to rape

to gaze out at; to look out over

to flutter down