repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
snowy; covered in deep snow
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
real thing; original; actual
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
derivation; development; offshoot
you could say; you might say; verging on the
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
close; intimate; on good terms
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to say (something) over one's shoulder
suddenly; all of a sudden
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
right of succession; right to the throne
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege