to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
nice; likeable; desirable
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
outcast; odd man out; pariah
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
and then; and so; and; so then
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
energy conservation; economical use of energy
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)