de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
both; both sides; both parties
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
long ago; already; a long time ago
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
several people; a few people
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to say no more; to sink into silence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to take to task; to take it out on
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to crack; to develop a crack
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops