to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to bend; to warp; to curve
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
tingling; stinging; pungently
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
at the mercy of (something or someone)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
too (much); overly; excessively
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
ingredient; component; composition
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to get between; to be caught in
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going