dormancy; quiescence; diapause
to find fault with; to question
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to leap back; to jump back
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
with a momentary flash of light
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite