to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
internal organs; intestines; viscera
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to squash; to crush; to flatten
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
striking; remarkable; considerable
action; operation; effect; function
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
silence; stillness; quietness
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
main cause; primary factor
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
call; summons; convening; convocation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
preservation; retainment; keeping
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
group; party; team; squad; section
number two; mistress; concubine
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
contraceptive device; birth-control device
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
surface of the earth; ground surface
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color