variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
yearned for; longed for; missed
charred; burnt black; scorched black
a step; short distance; short time
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to push aside; to push one's way through
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to be badly made; to fail
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
while alive; during one's lifetime
craving; longing; thirsting
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
household; home; family; housekeeping