to not believe one's ears
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
build; physique; frame; constitution
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
two (long cylindrical things)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
largest class; top category
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on