sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
rustling; refreshing; clearly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
in perfect form; going swimmingly
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stepping back; drawing back
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to shut in; to confine; to contain