ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to yield to temptation; to succumb
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
tingling; stinging; pungently
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
weird; strange; mysterious
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
transactions; dealings; business
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
gleaming; shining; glistening
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky