viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
water outlet; tap; faucet
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
again; once more; a second time
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
inside; interior; inner part
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in the meanwhile; during the time