devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
moving about; stirring about
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
scene; spectacle; sight; view
partly open; in half bloom
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
opposite side; opposition
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
upper half of the body; upper body
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
foundation stone; cornerstone
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid