to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
huge; enormous; great big
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
instead; but (on the other hand)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
another time; some other time