to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)