chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to strangle; to constrict
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to torment; to torture; to harass
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
life and death; life or death
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm