to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
alternately; by turns; one after the other
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
in accordance with; according to