to become decrepit and ugly with age
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to burst (open); to break; to split
to spring at; to leap upon
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to be sooty; to be stained
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau