naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
water (hydraulic) pressure
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
companion; company; tritagonist
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
in name but not in reality
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be forward; to be impertinent
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
(necessary) personnel; required person
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
second (unit of time); arc second
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
upper half of the body; upper body
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
reaction of a living body
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
spontaneity; spontaneous passive