to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
no, not like that (but like this)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
having gone too far to turn back
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
covered with; stained; smeared
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
the real criminal; true culprit
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
more than anything; above all else
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
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.)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
matter of time; question of time
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)