cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be nearing death; to be dying
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
however; having said that; but
acquaintance; appreciative friend
other than; excluding; without
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
overlapping; piling; stacking
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself