starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
living thing; living creature; animal; life
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be fated to; be linked by fate
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; second toe
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation