to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
exit; way out; outlet; vent
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be worried; to be troubled
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
everything; anything; nothing
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
direct unforked road; straight path
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
regulation; adjustment; control
underground lake; subterranean lake
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress