nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
spirit photography; psychic photography; thoughtography
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
mental illness; emotional disorder
bedside; near one's pillow
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
matter to be checked or investigated
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry