bare rock; rock surface; rock face
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
nutritional value; food value
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to hurt; to smart; to sting
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
with a click; with a snap
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
quiet; still; surreptitious
to hide; to keep to oneself
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
in its entirety; whole; wholly
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
rising; ascending; climbing
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
river; stream; River; the ... river
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
first cry of a newborn baby
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
with a clink (click, clack)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk