to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to shout (in anger); to yell
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
top of the head; crown of the head
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to stop (plug) one's ears
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
human intellect; knowledge
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for