one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
intelligence; intellect; brains
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to cover fully; to wrap around
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
restoration; repair; mending
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to move forward; to move on
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death