to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
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
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to remove; to move out of the way
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
separate; scattered; apart
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
training; drill; practice; discipline
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage