drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to shed light; to cast light
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
small insect; midge; vermicule
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
bloodsucking; sucking blood
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to show; to bare (the teeth)
furious facial expression
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics