pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
experiment; experimentation
how long; how far; how much
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
pretension; assumption (of a title)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter