to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
occupier; occupying forces
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
relatively; comparatively
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
together; mutually; fellow
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
complete stranger; total stranger
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
inattention; absent-mindedness
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
flippant; frivolous; shallow
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)