to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
fireball; bolide; fireball
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
ancestor; forefather; foremother
succession; continuation; series; sequence
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
shady; underhanded; questionable
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)