(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
correction; revision; amendment
several minutes; a few minutes
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to put one's strength into
metre; meter; meter; gauge
acceleration; speeding up
blow; shock; strike; batting
to blow off; to be blown off
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
intimidation; threat; bluster
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
heart; guts; nerve; central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing