to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
(not) even once; (not) ever
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
aptitude; aptness; suitability
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
hand used like a sword in striking
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to do for (the sake of someone else)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
action; operation; effect; function
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
surreptitious glance; looking furtively