munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
general; popular; common; typical
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
occurrence; happening; incident; event
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do