to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be injured; to sustain a wound
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
that's true; of course; obviously
settlement; solution; resolution
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
questions and answers; dialogue
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
cracks or fissures in the ground
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
form; shape; figure; morph
innumerable; countless; numberless
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander