to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
at first; in the beginning; originally
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
innumerable; countless; numberless
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to blow through; to blow across
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to have confidence in one's own abilities
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough