very interesting; of great interest
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
desperation; self-abandonment
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
practice; practising; experience
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in the meanwhile; during the time
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
action of making something; -ification
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rather; sooner; preferably
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to become vulgar; to coarsen
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing