link; directory entry; rink
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
another thing; exception; special case
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
foundation stone; cornerstone
grasp; catch; understanding
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza