grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
every person; every mouth; every entrance
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
commerce; trade; business
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment