to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
reduction by half; halving
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
like a decent person; human
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to pierce through; to break through
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
anything and everything; just about everything
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to send flying with a kick
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)