response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to leap back; to jump back
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
cilia; cilium; fine hairs
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
trio; gang of three; threesome
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
scattered; separated; dispersed
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the very best; excellent; superb
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
jumping about; rampancy; domination
guess; speculation; supposition
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
leather; leather-bound; leathern
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament