outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
flexible (person); open-minded
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to translate; to interpret
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
looking away; looking aside
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly