sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
stirring; slight movement
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
composite; combined; complex
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to blow out; to spout out
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
companion; company; tritagonist
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to read between the lines
to correct oneself; to restate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to be in focus; to come into focus
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
otherwise; or else; if not