anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to jar; to creak; to grate
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
how long; how far; how much
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to throw at; to turn; to raise
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)