to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to wring the neck; to strangle
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be bony; to be angular
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to push (something) against
right under; directly below
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
correction; rectification; mending; repair
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
along the way; along the road
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to fly around; to scatter
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into