elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
picking; collecting; harvesting
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to lose one's footing; to slip
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
tunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring
squad leader; group leader; team leader
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
with a splash; with a splosh
to go along; to walk along; to follow
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
one after another; in rapid succession
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow