to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
directly opposite; right in front
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 scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to dye; to colour; to color
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to boost; to force up; to push up
attenuation; damping; decay
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to scrape off; to shave off
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to get change back; to be more than enough
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
waterfall; cataract; cascade
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)