action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to hide; to conceal oneself
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
big snake; (large) serpent
snake; serpent; large snake
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to strangle; to constrict
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
stirring; slight movement
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to escape from; to get out
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up