to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to fall flat; to fall face down
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
each place; various places
next; secondly; subsequently
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to dam up (a stream); to dam
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
I don't know; I don't understand
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to work toward a solution to a problem
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
whether or not; presence or absence
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
increase in speed; acceleration
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
tending to break out or project easily