to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
sloshing (of water in a container); splish-splash; jiggling (of soft flesh); wobbling; bouncing gently
to fit (inside something)
rest; break; recess; intermission
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
when it becomes; when it comes to
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
two (long cylindrical things)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; piercing through; plunging into
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
several times; a few times
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)