the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
light; easy; non-serious; minor
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
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 cut down all; to slash promiscuously
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to kick (at someone, something)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to spit out; to eject; to dump
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
cooperation; coordination; link
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
power; authority; influence
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
wound suffered in a fight
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)