absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
metallic sound; metallic clank
will; testament; last request
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
imposing stance; daunting pose
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to crouch; to squat; to cower
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
big frame; large figure; huge body
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces