bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing; installing and removing; desorption
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to wring the neck; to strangle
to cease; to stop; to be over
to strangle; to constrict
to squeeze out; to wring out
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to put one's strength into
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
calm; composed; leisurely
passenger; rider; good rider
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack