clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to fly around; to scatter
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
being startled; getting a shock
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life