the touch of; feel of; texture
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
wherein; therein; thereinto
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win