slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to squeeze out; to wring out
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to live through; to survive
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride