to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to affect; to impact; to influence
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to shake; to sway; to waver
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to spit out; to eject; to dump
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
only; merely; but; no more than
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
imposing stance; daunting pose
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together