painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
many; much; plenty; hardly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to jar; to creak; to grate
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to run up to; to rush over
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
movie; film; motion picture
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short