grasp; catch; understanding
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to wring the neck; to strangle
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to strangle; to constrict
to speak; to say; to vocalize
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
training; practice; practising; cultivation
thousands; several thousand
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone