to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
hand used like a sword in striking
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(the state of) weightlessness
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
certainly; surely; definitely; (lit.) 120 percent
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings