resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
curse; spell; malediction
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
artery; arterial road; major route
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to put one's strength into
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously