spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
bend; curvature; deflection
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
hair restoration; new hair growth
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that