cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
yearned for; longed for; missed
to ask a high price; to overcharge
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
blow; shock; strike; batting
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
living thing; organism; creature; biology
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
the more one looks (at it) the more...
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
sense of space; spaciousness
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
with no effort at all; easily
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal