for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
plainly; clearly; vividly
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
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
landing; alighting; touch down
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
all over; all over the place; everywhere
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
considerably; greatly; a lot
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
flour; meal; powder; dust
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)