stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
pride; boast; credit (to)
imprisonment; incarceration
striking; remarkable; considerable
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to cut corners; to be shoddy
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment
than; other than; except; but
world; society; people; the public
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
firm; strong; solid; stable
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
intercept; interception; counter-attack
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC