extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
even more; still more; further
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
instead; but (on the other hand)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
ray (of light); beam; light
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to slap; to strike; to spank
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)