to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
sea level; (surface of) sea
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
most part; greater part; majority
to succeed; to bear fruit
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
living person; the living
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to have a meal; to take a meal
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
rule; reign; government; governing
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
trial; judgement; judgment
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up