to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
confusion; distraction; derangement
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
reason; grounds; circumstances
to crawl towards; to creep up to
last days; the end; one's fate
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel