to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
absorption; suction; attraction
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
since then; from that time; ever since
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to have a narrow escape from death
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
as expected; as predicted
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
process; course; mechanism
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
torrent (file); torrenting
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)