explosion; rupture; break off
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be worn down; to be reduced
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to peel off and fall; to flake away
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
elopement; running away with a lover
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
the whole area; all areas
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
internal organs; viscera; intestines
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience