bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to run about trying to escape
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to squeeze out; to wring out
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to part left and right; to open out
selection; choice; option
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be injured; to sustain a wound
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to check; to stop; to keep back
scale; scope; plan; structure