to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
spray; mist (not meteorological)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
vitality; energy; dynamism
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very