sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
target group; target persons
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to wring the neck; to strangle
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
pistol; handgun; revolver
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
high-voltage current; high-tension current
the passage of electric current
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated