to look away; to avert one's eyes
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
continuation; succession; series
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
such ... as; or some such
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to torment; to harass; to tease
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
handrail; railing; banister
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
how many people; a number of people
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous