groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
many; much; plenty; hardly
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
matter of time; question of time
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
material; substance; matter