forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to have a narrow escape from death
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
forgetting; lapse of memory
crystalline material; crystalline substance
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
short and stout; small but wide around
shell (e.g. electron shell)
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
sharing; division; draw; tie