to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
in accordance with; according to
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
threat; intimidation; menace
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
elliptical shape; oval shape