breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
since when; from when; how long
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
discovery; detection; finding
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
perfect; complete; flawless
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
from the viewpoint of; according to
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
palm heel; heel of the palm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with