to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
walking briskly; determinedly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher