flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to be softened; to calm down
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
one-by-one; separately; in detail
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
end of life; death; breathing one's last
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to burst open; to pop; to split
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
richly colored; richly coloured
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)