to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
with a collapse; with a slump
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
inside; interior; inner part
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be overcome with emotion
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hanging loosely; dangling limply
gossip; corner of the mouth
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be hot on a person's heels
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful