tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to jar; to creak; to grate
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
power; might; authority; influence
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to compose; to put together
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to brush off; to shake off
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
twice; again; second time
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
at the last moment; this late in the game
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to shake one's head (in denial)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)