to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to go out and away; to leave
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to shake one's head (in denial)
to brush off; to shake off
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture