to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
blotting out; fill (in graphics)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
water (hydraulic) pressure
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
small fraction; small proportion
that is to say; so that means
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
violent explosion; bursting
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to understand from experience