globular shape; spherical shape
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
will not do; do not; does not
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snake; serpent; large snake
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
rationalization; justification
to push aside; to brush aside
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
feel (of a material); texture
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
air transportation; air transport
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
timewasting; killing time
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
anal sex; anal intercourse
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)