strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
picking; collecting; harvesting
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to choke; to have trouble breathing
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
secret; private; surreptitious
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
one after another; in rapid succession
one end; an end; part; fragment
several minutes; a few minutes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan