cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to begin to walk; to set out
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
sense of smell; olfaction
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to tower over the surroundings
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
control; check; restraint; inhibition
and yet; though; when; in spite of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as expected; as predicted
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
nocturnality; nocturnal habits