to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
only; merely; but; no more than
to trample; to crush underfoot
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be in danger of; to be liable to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
scale; scope; plan; structure
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect