explanation; interpretation
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to die; to lay down life's burden
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
body; physical system; (the) person
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
shadow figure; silhouette
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
assistant ...; probationary ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
combination; union; binding; bond
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
defense; defence; protection
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending