dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
if you do this; if this is the case
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
here and there; in places
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
growing thickly; growing densely
acid; sourness; sour taste
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into