negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
if you think about it; come to think of it
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
motive power; driving force
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
unexpected; unforeseen; strange