to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
continuation; succession; series
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to spend time (on doing something)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
many; much; plenty; hardly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to scrape off; to shave off
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
stifled (laughter); simmering
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
arm; skill; efforts; ability
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
internal organs; intestines; viscera
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite