heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to move forward; to move on
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
stairs; stairway; staircase
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
handrail; railing; banister
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
right angle; perpendicular
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
in proportion to; just as much as
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
systematic; regular; routine
simple honesty; tactless frankness
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
aimlessly; without a goal