winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to thrust away; to send flying
to slide into; to slip into
to spit out; to eject; to dump
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to anticipate; to foresee
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
looking over someone's shoulder
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
again and again; repeatedly
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
tag (children's game); tig
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
dealing with; coping with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)