to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
creak; squeak; creaking sound
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
with a clink (click, clack)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
for example; for instance; e.g.
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
manner of using one's hands
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be worried; to be troubled
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
small; fine; detailed; stingy
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom