work of art; artwork; objet d'art
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to slide down; to slip down
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
had better ...; may as well ...
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
snake; serpent; large snake
impossible; unlikely; improbable
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to shout (in anger); to yell
foster father; adoptive father
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
moron; idiot; stupid person
side table; bedside table
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words