rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
unprecedented; never seen before
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
rather; sooner; preferably
to wash away; to rinse off
to go along; to walk along; to follow
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
settlement; solution; resolution
forcibly; against one's will
even if; even though; however; no matter how