to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take; to catch; to capture
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to stop walking; to pause
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to thrust down; to push off
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be enraged; to flip out
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
just above; right overhead
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
intelligence; intellect; brains
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
predation; eating prey; preying upon
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe