to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
for the first time in one's life
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
change; alteration; modification
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
in case of; at that time; at this time
reason; cause; circumstances
to check; to stop; to keep back
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated