chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
not necessarily so; is not always true
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
sports-minded; sports-oriented
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
report; notification; registration
name plate; name tag; label
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
at once; immediately; right now
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion