slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to live; to reside; to inhabit
good news; happy news; glad tidings
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate