abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
valuable article; valuables
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
long (time); protracted; prolonged
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
shellfish; seashell; shell
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
creation; Creation (by God)
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
reason for being; raison d'être
line; queue; procession; matrix