useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
surroundings; circumference
other side; opposite side; other party
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
retention; maintenance; preservation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
grip (of hand); grip strength
to drop; to let fall; to omit
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to pitch forward; to fall forward
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hand used like a sword in striking
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to collapse into; to flop onto