retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to thrust down; to push off
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
index finger; forefinger; second toe
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
empirical; from experience
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to fly around; to scatter
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
like this; this sort; this way
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
water's edge; beach; foreshore
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to breathe while sleeping
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
like this; in this way; as you see
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
last night; yesterday evening
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand