to hold fast; to protect to the end
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to save; to leave over; to spare
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
for the first time in one's life
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
(right at the) side; just beside
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
as you can imagine; as imagined
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
self-control; self-restraint
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
murder; killing; murderer
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance