(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
in advance; beforehand; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
head; brains; intellect; understanding
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
two legs; two feet; two pairs
dry riverbed; river beach
bringing; taking; carrying
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
surface of the earth; ground surface
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to put into the mouth; to eat
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
covered with; stained; smeared
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts