counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
suddenly; all of a sudden
split; division; break up
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
piece of meat; cut of meat
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
cannot be compared with; no match for
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
human intellect; knowledge
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to discuss; to talk together
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter