nerve; nerves; sensitivity
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
within the blood; blood-borne
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
here and there; in places
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
action; operation; effect; function
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity