cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
arrest; apprehension; capture
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
threat; intimidation; menace
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion