to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to have meaning; to be meaningful
like this; this sort; this way
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to fire into; to shoot into
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
flesh-color; flesh-colour
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(right at the) side; just beside
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
trunk (of the body); soma
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
snake; serpent; large snake
to take away; to carry off
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
body; physique; build; stature
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in order; in turn; one by one
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
middle of the night; dead of night
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific