feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to succeed; to bear fruit
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to recover consciousness; to come to
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
striking; remarkable; considerable
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
weird; disgusting; sickening
semi-transparent; translucent
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
to subsist; to keep on living
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
chance (of success); odds
contrived; false-sounding