epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to push away; to push aside; to shove
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
many; numerous; various; large number of
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
with a collapse; with a slump
carbonization; carbonisation
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
staying behind; remaining; residual
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce